Addressing gender disparities in the agricultural sector is a prerequisite to increasing women and youth participation in the sector, creating much-needed employment opportunities and ensuring food security, says agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo.

Many rural black women feel "betrayed" by traditional leaders.

While 60-80% of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are female, only an estimated 20% are landholders. "With females in farming jobs only making up less than half of the total, we can be certain that women who actually own the farms have numbers that are even less," says Ray-Ann Sedres, head of transformation at Santam

First of all, research suggests that there may be some truth to the phrase “start as you mean to go on” when it comes to relationships.

Veronica Braker has spent nearly her entire 27-year career in industries and roles traditionally dominated by men — manufacturing, engineering, plant management and agriculture — all while raising five children.

If there is just one outcome from the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa that could be considered positive, it is this: for perhaps the first time, the reality of household hunger and malnutrition has become visible to policymakers. 

Size of land owned by women in Africa is 20 to 70 per cent less than that owned by men. Female households (households without male adult) have 45 per cent less land on an average. In fact, 25.2 per cent of female, as compared with 23.7 per cent of male, are food insecure in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata is the President of AGRA and a Member of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. In 2019, she was also appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit.

The connected farm and modern technologies will empower more women to run farms and to take leadership positions in the industry, says Wade Barnes, CEO Farmers Edge, who shares his predictions for 2021 with us.

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Are you tired all the time? Do you suffer from anxiety or depression? Are you battling to sleep at night, while the pounds seem to gather at your hips, and you don’t know why? You may be suffering from estrogen dominance, and one of the best ways of dealing with this hormone imbalance naturally is by using herbs for estrogen dominance.

You probably already know that vegetables are good for you,

In 2020, the South African government approved a women empowerment policy proposing that roughly 50% of the allocation of agricultural farming land under the Redistribution Programme should be for women, 40% for youth, and 10% for people living with disabilities.

For rural communities, land is crucial for providing families with housing, food, and security. Holding land is often associated with social status and higher income.

Menstruation is a natural, unavoidable part of life. But for some women, it doesn’t feel that way.

While birth control is a very useful and important part of overall health, choosing the right type for you involves knowing how it will affect you - both the benefits and the potential hazards.

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Ensuring equal rights in ownership and control over land for women and men is essential to achieve gender equality (SDG5) and eradicate poverty (SDG 1).

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Vitamins are essential for both men and women for good health and well-being. However, the health requirements of women are different than men.